PLANTING AND GROWING 



honesty and misrepresentation than almost any 

 other traveling agent. Buy of a salesman 

 under one condition only, that he prove to you 

 that he is the bona fide representative of a well- 

 known and reputable nursery firm, and then 

 make your order subject to investigation of 

 the firm's standing and finding it as represented. 



The safest course is usually to purchase of 

 your home nurseryman with whose standing and 

 honesty you are familiar, and whose trees you 

 can personally inspect. Such a man has a 

 reputation at stake and will have an object in 

 keeping your trade. Moreover, you will save 

 freight, secure fresher stock with less liability 

 of injury in handling, and get trees grown under 

 your own conditions. If stock is purchased 

 away from home it is better to get it at a nursery 

 in a more southern latitude in order to secure 

 trees of better growth. 



All trees should be purchased in the late 

 summer or early fall when the nurseryman has 

 a full list of varieties and you can get the pick 

 of his stock. Select a well grown mature tree 

 two years old from the bud. One year old 

 trees are preferred by many and if well grown 

 and at least five feet high they are probably 

 best. But a one year old tree is rather more 



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